Give your old shoes a new life
1. Responsible discards = Money for East Falls
2. Every Item Collected is for Reuse by Another Person
3. Recycling is always the right thing to do
We gladly accept:
All Wearable Paired
Shoes in bags or boxes
 Men’s
 Women’s
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Children
This includes, but is not limited to:
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Athletic Shoes
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Dress Shoes,
Clogs, Loafers
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Slippers, Flats
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Sandals, Ballet
Style Flats
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Dress Boots,
Cowboy Boots,
Work Boots
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This
Heavy ‘Fireman Style’ Boots includes:
This includes:
This includes:
X
This includes:
X includes:

“Let someone else wear your clothes ”
1. Responsible discards = Money for East Falls
2. Every Item Collected is for Reuse by Another Person
3. Recycling is always the right thing to do
What we accept:
 All Family Clothing and soft
Household Textiles o Men’s, Women’s,
Children o Towels, sheets, curtains, blankets, small pillows
 Everything must dry and mildew free
 This includes: o Shirts, Tees, Polos o Pants, Jeans o Sweaters, Coats o Ties, Hats, Scarves o Gloves, Socks,
Undergarments
 We do not accept: o Anything wet, or mildewed
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This includes:
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This includes:
NOTHING MILDEWED,
WET or OILY

Let someone else share your stuff
1. Responsible discards = Money for East Falls
2. Every Item Collected is for Reuse by Another Person
3. Recycling is always the right thing to do
What we accept by bag:
 All Usable Family
Bags and Belts o Men’s,
Women’s and
Children
 This includes: o Handbags,
Purses o Carry-On
Airline Bags o Tote Bags o Children’s
School Bags o Back Packs o Wallets
 We do not accept: o Large Luggage o Ammo or tool belts
X
This includes:

Clean out your closets!
X
This includes:
1. Responsible discards = Money for East Falls
2. Every Item Collected is for Reuse by Another Person
3. Recycling is always the right thing to do
What we accept by bag or box:
 All cell phones
 All smart phones
 All PDA’s
 All iPods and mp3’s
We do not accept any other material in this product segment
No landline phones, radios or other small electronics
X
This includes:
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Textile Recycling *FAQ's
What is post-consumer textile waste?
› Textile waste is comprised of all types of clothing and household goods
› At Community Recycling, we collect all family clothing, shoes, bags, belts, books, soft toys, hard toys, electronics (NO TV's), computers, housewares (cookware, dinnerware, cutlery, linens, tools)
› All items need to be dry and mildew free
Why is textile waste a problem?
› Textile waste, such as clothes and shoes is very dense and takes up costly space in our dwindling landfill landscape
› Despite the growing environmental movement, most people in the US are unaware that textiles can be reused, resold and recycled, creating local economies and jobs here and abroad
› In 2010, the US generated over 13.1 billion pounds of textile waste, with only a fraction getting recycled.
› Every American throws away approximately 70 pounds of perfectly good and reusable textile waste each and every year
› There is still a lot of work to do to educate people about the need for textile recycling
› Many textile recycling firms acquire materials from non-profit organizations who collect in surplus or have inventory overflow and cycling of merchandise; they use these funds towards their charitable purposes

What about the cost of landfilling, vs. transportation around the world?
› The energy saving benefits from not producing new textiles are vastly larger than the energy saving costs of collecting and transporting secondhand goods to developing markets
› Textile waste represents up to 5% of our landfills
› Additionally, landfill space around the country is extremely limited and costly as the majority of landfills are reaching their 'end of life' and very few people are pro-landfill in or near their hometowns
› The long term effects of land-filled textiles range from methane, major greenhouse gas and a significant contributor to global warming, being released by decomposing clothes, to the formation of leachate that has the potential to contaminate both surface and groundwater sources.
Why should I participate in textile recycling?
› Textile recycling offers strong environmental benefits, allowing residents, neighbors, customers and friends a convenient way to contribute to improving human conditions and eliminating poverty both here and overseas
› There’s another side to textile recycling that’s equally as good. And that’s helping to provide the millions of poor people in third world countries with usable clothing they may not otherwise be able to afford
› Recycling of second hand clothing creates jobs in the local economy, supporting our local and national economies, as used clothing is the eighth largest U.S. export
› Through education and awareness, we want textile recycling to become as essential to daily life as that of traditional recycling of materials like aluminum, plastic, cardboard, paper, glass
› Textile recycling firms contribute to the revenue base of federal, state and local governments
› The Council for Textile Recycling has set a goal of zero post consumer textile waste going into landfills by 2037

Community Recycling FAQ's
Where do the clothing and other goods go?
› The majority of material we collect goes through our central warehouse. Once boxed or baled, it is readied for reuse and resale in markets locally and abroad
› This process creates green jobs of all skill levels here and in developing countries
› Clothes, shoes and bags/belts are shipped to developing countries for reuse. Smallbusiness owners come to ports to buy goods, which then go to rural areas as affordable options for those in need.
What charities does/has Community Recycling work with?
› Child Quest International, Family Services Association of Bucks County, Jewish Family and Children's Service, Holy Redeemer Hospital, St. Mary's Medical, Whosoever Gospel
Mission, Rescue Mission of Trenton, Habitat for Humanity, Junior League, MADD
› To date, Community Recycling has donated over $500,000 on behalf of our charitable partners
How much material does Community Recycling divert from landfills/incinerators?
› In 2010, we diverted over 56 million pounds from landfill
› In 2011, we surpassed that goal with over 70 million pounds from landfill
*(source: U.S. EPA and Council for Textile Recycling)
Lisa Pomerantz
Community Recycling VP Marketing/Business Development lpomerantz@communityrecycling.biz
215/688-3962 mobile 215/547-2770 office www.communityrecycling.biz